plural divisions
plural divisions
Learner's definition of DIVISION
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: the act or process of dividing something into parts : the way that something is divided分裂;分開;分配 [noncount]
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a division of profits into equal shares利潤的平均分配
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Their society has a clear division of labor between men and women. [=in their society, the men do one kind of work and the women do another kind of work]他們的社會有明確的男女分工。
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[count] : something that physically divides or separates something else分隔物;分界線 —
often + between 3
[noncount] mathematics : the process of finding out how many times one number is contained in another除;除法 — see also long division 4
[count] : a group of people who do a particular job within a larger organization (such as a government, business, or school)(政府、企業、學校等機構的)部門,部 5
[count] : a large military group師 6 [count]
a : a group of teams that form one section of a sports league賽區;分區 -
There are five teams in the league's western division.聯盟的西部賽區有五支球隊。
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Both divisions in the league have agreed to the new rules.聯盟的兩大賽區都同意新規則。
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teams that are in the first/second division第一/第二分區的球隊
b : a group of people who are similar in age, size, etc., and who compete against each other(比賽中按年齡、體重等分成的)級—
usually singular通常用單數 7
: a situation in which different groups, countries, etc., have different opinions, beliefs, or ways of life that separate them from each other(國家或組織在信仰、生活方式等方面的)分歧,差異 [count]
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We're attempting to resolve the divisions [=disagreements] between our two countries.我們正試圖解決兩國間的分歧。
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There were serious divisions within the party on a number of issues.政黨内部在很多問題上存在嚴重分歧。
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The book explores the racial and economic divisions in/of our society.這本書剖析了我們社會中種族和經濟方面的分歧。
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[count] : any one of the parts or groups that form something : section組成部分